The TDM Handbook
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The TDM Handbook

The TDE Team

Revision R14.2.0~[DEVELOPMENT] (May 26, 2025)

This document describes TDM, the TDE Display Manager. TDM is also known as the “Login Manager”.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Quick Start Guide
3. The Login Window
4. Configuring TDM
The Login Manager TDE Control Center Module
Appearance
Font
Background
Shutdown
Users
Convenience
5. The Files TDM Uses for Configuration
tdmrc - The TDM master configuration file
The [General] section of tdmrc
The [Xdmcp] section of tdmrc
The [Shutdown] section of tdmrc
The [X-*-Core] section class of tdmrc
The [X-*-Greeter] section class of tdmrc
Specifying permanent X-Servers
XDMCP access control
Supplementary programs
Setup program
Startup program
Session program
Reset program
6. Configuring your system to use TDM
Setting up TDM
7. Supporting multiple window managers
8. Using TDM for Remote Logins (XDMCP)
9. Advanced Topics
Command Sockets
10. Other sources of information
11. Credits and License
Glossary
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